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Robbie Purves & Abbie Meehan

Alopecia symptoms explained as Louis Theroux opens up about autoimmune condition

Broadcaster Louis Theroux has been inundated with support after he opened up online about a medical condition that could render him bald.

Earlier in 2023, the star revealed that he had a specific form of alopecia that caused his beard hair to fall out and stop growing, reports Wales Online.

In an Instagram post, Louis explained that the condition progressed to cover his entire beard area barring two specific areas. The broadcaster explained: "Nature has played a cruel trick on me. Thanks to my alopecia barbae ("of the beard") I can now only grow a weird little Hitler moustache."

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